Muslims mark "Feast of the Sacrifice" holiday

A Muslim girl stands with women praying in a field during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2013.

Eid Al-Adha, known as the "Feast of the Sacrifice," is one of the most significant festivals on the Muslim calendar and lasts for four days.

The holiday marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and serves as a day to remember the Islamic profit Ibrahim, and his willingness to sacrifice of his son, Ismail, as an act of submission to Allah, before Allah intervened and gave Ibrahim a lamb to slaughter in the place of his son.

It is customary for Muslim families to honor Allah by sacrificing a sheep,cow or goat and sharing the meat amongst family members.

Men perform prayers outside the National Mosque during Eid-Al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 16, 2013.

A women performs Eid-al-Adha prayers at the National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 16, 2013.

Women perform Eid-al-Adha prayers at the National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 16, 2013.

Minara Begum Mini, (L) Taufique Alam (R) and their children enjoy their Eid dinner in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 16, 2013.

Pakistani boys greet each other after praying on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", in Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.

Children play at a park during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in central Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2013.

Pakistani merchants gather around a fire to warm themselves from the morning cold near their livestock displayed for sale for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 14, 2013.

An Egyptian man waits for the morning prayer on a street decorated with balloons near the Sayyida Zeinab mosque on the first day of Eid al-Ahda in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 15, 2013.

Decorated cattle are on display to attract customers at a make-shift market set up for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 14, 2013.

Muslim youths perform a morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a pedestrian bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2013.

Muslims pray outside Moscow's main mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, Oct. 15, 2013.

A man prays outside a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 15, 2013.

Muslims pray outside a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 15, 2013.

A Pakistani worshipper wearing henna designs on her hands prays at the Badshahi Mosque on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.

Iraqi Sunni Muslims attend Eid prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha at the 17th Ramadan mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2013.

Russian police officers stand guard as Muslims pray outside the main Moscow mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, Oct. 15, 2013.

Indonesian Muslim women buy balloons from a vendor after a morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2013.

A Pakistani boy stands next to two goats that he hopes to sell at a livestock market, for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 15, 2013.

People visit a small livestock market to buy sacrificial animals for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 15, 2013.

Muslims wait to pray outside the a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 15, 2013.

Pakistani men pray in the street on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.

Muslims perform a morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2013.

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2013.

Pakistani boy, Afnan Rahim, 5, who was displaced with his family from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, is dressed in new clothes as he celebrates the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.

Muslims pray outside a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, in Moscow, Russia Oct. 15, 2013.

Afghan refugee girls dressed in new clothes, celebrate the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.

Children play while Iraqi police stand guard at a park during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in central Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2013.

Iraqi security forces search worshipers outside a Sunni mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2013.

A Kashmiri Muslim girl, Fatima, stands by a butcher slaughtering sheep during Eid al-Adha in Srinagar, India, Oct. 16, 2013.

Pakistani Muslim worshippers pray at the Badshahi Mosque on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2013.